Container



Dec. 11, 1934. L, D, JO N ON 1,984,351

CONTAINER Filedv Feb. 25 1932 INVENTQR WWW I ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 11,1934 UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE The Knox Company, mration of MissouriKansas City, Mo., a cor- Application February 25, 1932, Serial No.595,011

2Claims.

This invention relates generally to that type.

of container comprising an inner slidable portion and an outer coverportion, the inner portion being designed to provide independentreceptacles adapted to contain various articles.

More specifically, the invention relates to a container that serves bothas a receptacle for medicinal tablets and as a counter therefor.

An object of the invention is to provide a container whereby the inneror receptacle portion affords adjustable holders for medicinal tablets,so that by the exercise of finger pressure, the said tablets may beraised to 'a. position for convenient removal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container, the innerportion of which may serve both as a counter and a piurally constructedreceptacle for medicinal tablets.

Another object of the invention is to afford a 20 container wherebytablets used for one purpose may be segregated from tablets used foranother purpose.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages will appearincidentally in the progress of this disclosure. The following drawingbeing part hereof shows a preferred embodiment of the invention, whereincorresponding reference characters designate corresponding views.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a preferred ing 1 on the upper facethereof and -along theouter edges is'provided with centrally disposedexcavations 2, to allow for the displacements in either direction oftheslidablereceptacle portion 5, as will hereinafter .be more fullydescribed. of 1 are provided with flaps, the flapsbeing creased to formportions 3 and 4. The purpose of the flaps is merely to enclose theouter edges of slidable and'receptacle portion 5 of the container whenthe latter is in'a normal position 50 with respect to covering 1. It isunderstood, of course, that the flaps may be omitted, although theyserve as end stops for receptacle portion 5, where the latter is inloose bearing relation with outer covering 1; "By diminishing slidingclearbetween 5 and 1, the container, the subject shown, the edges of thelower face matterof this invention, may omit the use of theaforementioned flaps. Sliding receptacle portion 5 is provided with analigned series of pockets 6 for medicinal tablets 7.

8 represents the thickness of inner portion 5 of the container and, asshown in the accompanying drawing, comprises a series of slabs ofmaterial superimposing one another to form an integral body. It isunderstood that the body 5 may be made of solid material, depending uponthe economy and the ease of manufacture.

Pockets 6 preferably penetrate the receptacle portion of the containerthroughout the depth thereof, the underside of the said container 5having lining 9 aiiixed thereto to form a stop for pockets 6.Finger-pressable lining 9 may be made.of. any material that issufliciently yieldable to permit the contiguous portions to pockets 6 toassume a convex form the full width of the pocket, as illustrated inFigure 3, by the application of finger pressure. In this manner anyarticle, such as medicinal tablet 7 in one of the pockets 6, may beraised above the upper surface of 5 and be in a position of easy removaltherefrom. It is also within the scope of this inven- *tion to permitlining 9 for the under-surface of 5 to be broken by finger pressure atpoints contiguous to pockets 6 when it is desired to raise tablet '7from the same.

10 represents transverse slits situated centrally on the upper surfaceof 5 proximate to the upper outer edges and serving as grip orfingernail excavations for applied pressure towards sliding. innermember 5 of the container from either edge of covering 1.

As has been before mentioned, an element of the invention resides in thedouble function of the receptacle portion of the container. Portion 5,which may be designated as a tray, is utilized as a counter tray 5 uponbeing scooped or dipped through a container of tablets upon emergingwill contain a tablet in each pocket. The sizes of the pockets of tray5, may be varied in accordance with the size of thetablets to be used,

while generally the shape of the pockets may also assumeany geometricform. Moreover, certain portions of the tray may be given to one varietyof pill,.'while other portions may be given to another variety. This maybe accomplished by exposing a portion of tray 5'from container 1 andscooping the same through a store of one variety of tablet. When thisact is accomplished, that portion of the tray with its pockets filled iscovered by container 1 and the empty pockets of tray 5 are exposed toanother variety of tablets.

The container 1, which covers the full size of the tray 5, may by anymeans indicate the nature and kind of pills in the several portions orareas of tray 5.

I wish it understood that the container, as described, may be made ofany material conducive to the purposes for which it is used; butcardboard, hard paper or composition is preferable.

I wish it also understood that minor changes and variations in the size,location, and composition of the several parts of the invention may allbe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, nordeparting from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a medicinal container, comprising acovering, a tray in said covering, comprising a plurality ofsuperimposed slabs forming an integral body, said slabs provided withpockets formed therethrough, finger-nail receiving excavations only inthe upper slab of said tray and at opposite ends of said upper slab, anda lining over the bottom of said tray and closing the inner ends of saidpockets.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a medicinal tablet containercomprising a two-way open-ended covering, a slidable tray in saidcovering and adapted to be projected from either end, said tray providedwith pockets, each pocket having an open bottom the same size or widthas the pocket, and a finger-pressable yieldable lining adapted to assumean unbroken convex form in each pocket over the bottom of said tray andclosing the entire open bottom of each pocket, whereby saidfinger-pressable lining can be projected into either pocket its fullwidth in said convex form and in an unbroken condition for facilitatingthe removal of a tablet there- 20 from, substantially as shown anddescribed.

LINN DALE JOHNSON.

